The three Maltese youngsters taking part in the European under-19 championships in Riga Latvia, were yesterday eliminated from the knock-out round of 32 phase.

The three players, Duncan Pisani, Thurston Grixti and Shaun Agius managed to qualify from the round-robin groups, but were immediately eliminated from the knock-out phase.

The Maltese faced British opposition in yesterday’s matches. Duncan Pisani was beaten 1-4 by Anthony McGill from Scotland.

Thurstan Grixti and Shaun Agius failed to win a frame in their encounters, losing 0-4 against David Morris from Ireland, and Michael Cullomb from Scotland respectively.